Joint Metoc Handboo - IHMC Ontology and Policy Management

D-JOAF
Appendix D - Joint Operational Area Forecast (JOAF) Examples
D.1 JOAF Format
Consider use of existing bulletins as the JOAF. If a new product is required, a suggested
format could include:
• Remarks
• Prognostic Discussion
• Forecast out 24 hours (for Area 1, Area 2, etc. Include clouds, winds, temperature,
weather, visibility, etc.)
• Forecast out 48 hours (for Area 1, Area 2, etc.)
• Impacts on warfare areas (air, ground, amphibious, etc.)
• Astronomical data
• Tides/sea data
• TAFs available:
• Next JOAF / coordination
D.2 JOAF Examples
D.2.1 JOAF Example 1.
EXER/JTFEX 95-1//
SUBJ/JOINT OPAREA FORECAST//
POC/FURZE/CDR/J335/(804) 322-5990 EXT 7744/DSN 836-5990 EXT 7744//
RMKS/1. INTENT OF THIS MESSAGE IS ALIGNMENT OF WEATHER FORECASTS
THROUGHOUT THE JOINT TASK FORCE. DAILY UPDATES TO THIS OPAREA FORECAST
WILL BE ISSUED PRIOR TO 1700Z. DIRECT QUESTIONS TO CJTF 950 METOC.
2. PROGNOSTIC DISCUSSION: HIGH PRESSURE OVER KARTUNA, KORONA AND TELARI
MOVES NORTH-NORTHEAST INTO THE LABRADOR SEA. AN INTENSE ARCTIC LOW OVER
THE WESTERN GREAT LAKES MOVES EASTWARD. ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTH THROUGH TELARI MOVES RAPIDLY OFF THE EAST COAST BY
SATURDAY EVENING. A NEW LOW DEVELOPS OVER SOUTHEAST KORONA SATURDAY
MORNING. MERGES WITH THE FRONTAL SYSTEM (FORE MENTIONED) AND MOVES
RAPIDLY NORTH-NORTHEAST ALONG FRONT. 1038MB HIGH OVER MIDWEST MOVES
EASTWARD TO WESTERN TELARI SUNDAY, PRODUCING STRONG NORTHWEST FLOW
OVER THE OPAREA. HIGH REMAINS IN PLACE THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
3. FORECAST FOR COASTAL REGION AND 150 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE FROM
KORONA NAVAL BASE 1 (NORFOLK, VA) TO SABANI AIR BASE 1:
A. SATURDAY- CLOUDY WITH MIXED AND FROZEN PRECIPITATION IN NORTHERN TELARI,
NORTHEAST KORONA AND KARTUNA. HEAVY RAIN/ EMBEDDED SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT REMAINDER OF THE OPAREA. MODERATE SOUTHEAST FLOW AHEAD OF
FRONT WILL VEER AND BECOME STRONG WEST-NORTHWEST AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE. SEA STATE 5 BECOMING 6, EXCEPT COASTAL, SEA STATE 2.
B. SUNDAY- CLEARING RAPIDLY OVER ENTIRE OPAREA AS HIGH PRESSURE RIDGES
SOUTHEAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER NORTHERN TELARI AND ADJACENT
WATERS; MODERATE NORTHERLY FLOW OVER SOUTHERN TELARI, KORONA AND
KARTUNA; STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW OVER GULF OF SABANI. TEMPERATURES 18-22F,
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